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Re: 2006 Motor Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Veselin Kolev
Fairly accurate motor speeds: (no load)

CIM: 3590 rmp
Larger CIM: 2180 rpm
Fischer Price: 10,280 rpm

Found using a precision strobe light with adjustable ticks per minute. Accuracy is about +- 0.5% on the motor speeds.

Have fun, all.
Something's wrong here. The old CIM's have a no-load rpm of around 5300 rpm and the F/P are 20,000+.
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